Dionte Berry
Editor-in-Chief
dberry11@murraystate.edu
Waterfield Library was voted as the best place to study by Murray State students. With its accommodating study environment , Waterfield has something for all students.
The library has three levels to suit students’ desired study conditions. The second floor is the main floor where students are able to talk and collaborate with one another as they work. There are also computer labs and printers for students to use.
The third floor is the quiet zone. On this floor, there is absolute silence for students to study and individual, lockable study rooms to check out for as long as needed.
The first floor is similar to the main floor in that students are able to talk and collaborate, but there are some areas in this floor that are designated quiet spaces.
In the Fall 2021 semester, the bottom level of Waterfield became home to the Makerspace as well. The Makerspace has a variety of technology available to students, faculty and staff.
Senior music major Tyler Fitzgerald spends a lot of time studying in Waterfield.
“If I have an hour break between classes, I will do work [at Waterfield] instead of driving back home,” Fitzgerald said. “I just feel more productive here. When I go home, I tend to not get work done.”
However the library that students know of has not always been a library.
“Waterfield was originally built as a student center until the Curris Center was built,” Interim Dean of Libraries Cris Ferguson said. “Once the Curris Center was built as the student center, that was when Waterfield was converted to a library.”
Since then, Waterfield has grown to be the spot where many students head to focus on their studies and get work done.